heliopore
English
blue coral (Heliopora coerulea), a species of heliopore
Wikispecies
Etymology
From the genus name Heliopora, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + πόρος (póros, “filament; pore”).
Noun
heliopore (plural heliopores)
- A coral of the genus Heliopora, the sun coral or blue coral.
- 1846, James Dwight Dana, United States Exploring Expedition, volume VII, page 541:
- The Heliolites are closely related to the Helioporæ, but the interstices are irregularly cellular […] The cells contain twelve short rays or striations, and around the aperture twelve granules may generally be distinguished, situated like those of the Heliopores.
- 1872, James Dwight Dana, Corals and Coral Islands, page 109:
- The coral-reef species of corals are the following.— 1. In the Astræa tribe (Astræacea), all the many known species. […] 6. Among Hydroids, the Millepores and Heliopores.
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.